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On occasion, a plucky golf start-up beats the odds. On the off chance that such a start-up follows up its initial product offering with a succession of increasingly better products, it should be cheered on, encouraged to keep improving. OnCore Golf is on track to become one of these improbably s…

On a recent trip to Spain I got to play a round of golf at Las Colinas Golf & Country Club, which is located about an hour’s drive from the city of Alicante. During the last two years, Las Colinas has been named ‘Spain’s Best Golf Course’ at the World Golf Awards. This year will mark the seventh ti…

It has been called the "most significant economic development project in Alabama during the past 40 years." Conceived in the late 1980s by Dr. David Bronner, CEO of the state's Retirement Systems (RSA), to diversify the state pension fund's assets by bringing more tourist dollars into the state eco…

Anyone who has played the Church Course at St. Enodoc knows it to be a pot o' gold lying in wait at the end of this rainbow of a trip into western-most England. As it rests on the shore of the quay, there aren't many places in the world that you could say surpass the views. But what is even better…

Walters Golf features some of the most creative promotions in Las Vegas. The latest is pretty good. Bring a group of eight or more golfers to play Bali Hai Golf Club or Royal Links Golf Club and your next round is free, plus your guests get $50 off their next round. If your group books three da…

A common question I get from readers headed to Las Vegas is an obvious one: Where should I play? Simple enough, right? The thing is about Las Vegas is that depending on your budget and tastes, I could give so many answers, but taking none of that in consideration, two courses always come to min…

Here's a scenario that doesn't come about every day, but perhaps you can imagine something similar: Heading from out-of-the-way Savannah, Georgia to out-of-the-way Lake Como, Italy, with the intention of playing half-a-dozen of the lakeside gems upon arrival. However, several days of sightsee…

"Adios, Vaqueros," which means "Goodbye, cowboys," is where the expression "Adios, Buckaroos" originated. It has nothing to do with anything, other than this is my farewell post. I've enjoyed writing this blog over the past number of years and have had a terrific run with TravelGolf and WorldGolf.…